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Arsenal keeper Ramsdale hails Arteta: Clock was genius; he just loves football

Arsenal shot stopper Aaron Ramsdale believes his side know what they must do to hold their nerve in the title race.

The Gunners are top of the league ahead of Manchester City, but know the title race will come down to the wire.

Ramsdale also took time to praise manager Mikel Arteta for the work he has done at the club.

“At the end of last season, we panicked in certain games, I think we have learned from [that]," Ramsdale told Evening Standard.

“I think we know how to deal with that a lot better now.

“It doesn't mean we're not going to go into a game and panic again. But for the majority, we know what is needed and how to play and how to conduct ourselves. We are a young team we had a really tough one last year missing out on the top four and to Tottenham then it's even more [tough], so we're learning game by game. I think huge credit goes to the staff but also for our failure last year."

“He's intense, really intense," Ramsdale added on Arteta.

“He just loves football, loves Arsenal, loves developing young players which is amazing.

“He comes up with these things to try to get us going. We play games in the hotel. Sometimes it can be dodgeball, sometimes it can be spot the difference on the TV to get our brains working, It is just his way of trying to make us to switch on before the game, before the warm-up, making sure we're living and breathing football when we're resting.

“The clock one was another genius idea. Not all things work, but what he's trying to get out of it, I definitely get to see the benefits of it."

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